Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-20
Fires.

BY the burning OF the Metropolitan
storage warehouse, on Thirty-eighth
Street, New York. on the 10Th, property
valued at half million dollars was de-
stroyed. 1t was mostly owned by
wealthy residents.
hotel at Center Harbor, on Lake Winni-
on the 10th. The loss was $4,000 and
The Mountain house was also badly dam
aged, and at one time five business
blocks were on fire, the entire town be-
ing threatened, Assistance from neigh
boring villages was received in time,
however, and the flames were stayed.
The fact that the wind blew in the
wrong direction was the only thing
which saved the town of AIanteno, ILL.,,
from total destruction by fire on the
10th, which caused loss of $4,000.
The Cotochesett Honse at Osterville,
Mass, was burned on the 18th. The
guests all e. capped safely. Loss estimat-
ed at $4,000.
A fire at Peekskill, N. Y, on the 18th,
originating in the machine shop of Nail
or Bros. & Allen, destroyed large
amount ofmachinery and adjoining tene-
ments. Total loss estimated at $50000
Fire broke out on the night of the 18th,
in the plate department Of Hammond &
Sons iron works, on Second Avenue,
Pittsburg, and in less than an hour the
entire plant, excepting the pudding
department, was in ruins, and $50, 900
worth of machinery was badly damaged
The cause Of the fire is supposed to have
been natural gas. The loss is estimated
at $150,000, on which there is about S75,-
600 insurance. Two hundred men are
thrown out of employment by the dis
aster. James Fox. a coiored workman
was quite seriously injured by falling
timbers, and another colored empIove
was burned to death.
The hotel at the Norris Geyser basin,
Yellowstone Park, was burned with a
portion of it's contents on the 18th. Loss,
$50, 900; small insurance.
A fire which started about II o'clock
on the night of the 18th at 1912 Montana
Street, Lake View, Chicago, consumed
about $780, 600 worth of property before
it was extiDguished. Several dwelling
houses were burned.
The Lawrence Cement Works, at
Eddyville, N. Y, were burned on the
18th. Loss, $4,000; insurance $91 900.
About 6 O'Clock on the morning of the
18th a fire broke out in the st. Lawrence
story brick building situated on Queen
Street. The whole fire brigade was
called out, but loss of 100000 was
caused before the flames were brought
under control.
A loss Of 800, 900 was occasioned, on
the 18th, by fire in the New En-
gland Ship Building Company's yard, at
Lewiston, Me.
Fire at Lima, O., destroyed Pangle's
livery stables, SCntag's tobacco ware
house, and part of Meilly's block. The
loss is $25, 900; with small insurance.
N. K. Fairbank g. Co.'s soap factory
and refining works, at Chicago, were
partially destroyed by fire on the 18th.
The damage is estimated at 100000; in
surance about one-half. The works oc-
cupy an entire square, and the escape
from total loss was a close one.
The photograph material house of F.
& IT. T. Anthony, on Broadway, New
York, was damaged to the extent of
$3.50 by fire on the evening of the
18th.
The sloop yacht Ware, with party of
gentlemen On board, caught fire at the
mouth of New Haven, Conn.,, harbor
and was destroyed. One of the party
was badly hurt. The loss is 81 600